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Raleigh PBV to receive the 2009 Caleb Bradham Platinum Award

In September, 2009 at the National Bottlers' Meeting in Los Angeles, Indra Nooyi, Chairman of PepsiCo and Mamoud Kahn, PepsiCo's Chief Scientist will recognize Tom Wiza, Plant Manager, and Mark Tesch, QC Manager, as well as the entire team from Pepsi Bottling Venture’s Raleigh plant as the winner of the 2009 Caleb Bradham Platinum Award.

The Platinum award is given to the top production facility in the North American Pepsi system in recognition of outstanding product quality. The 2009 award period covers the 16 month period from January 2008 through April 2009. In order to be eligible for the award, a plant must have the highest product quality score as well as qualify for the Caleb Bradham Prism Award and the Caleb Bradham President's Award during the award period and reduce their overall consumer complaint rate.

Pepsi Bottling Ventures employees go above and beyond to deliver the highest-quality products and services to our customers. We are proud of the reputation we have in the beverage industry and believe that our success is a result of the thousands of transactions our employees complete daily. The level of commitment exhibited by the Raleigh team to receive the 2009 Caleb Bradham Platinum Award demonstrates PBV’s ongoing commitment to product and service excellence to the millions of consumers we serve.